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On a recent Sunday we were out and about at Walt Disney World taking photos of the Gingerbread House at the Grand Floridian and of the Gingerbread Tree at the Contemporary. We were a bit disappointed that these two displays were in place (in fact, there were Q&A sessions with the Pasty Chefs on Friday continue reading A different breakfast at the Wave … Do you remember that Joseph, one of our favorite servers from bluezoo, had moved over to Shula’s Steakhouse? Well, we stopped in to see him recently, but he wasn’t serving that night, he was subbing in the bar. Can you believe that we’ve NEVER been to the bar at Shula’s Steakhouse? So, of course, we continue reading First Cocktail at Shula’s Steakhouse in the Dolphin Resort … We recently made our way over to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to check out the new “lounge” at The Brown Derby. This venue opened on October 30 and we visited on November 12 (less than two weeks, not too shabby; we were finishing up Food & Wine events). Our hope was that by waiting a little continue reading Brown Derby Lounge, Disney’s Hollywood Studios – our first visit … Okay, the zapiekanki is an example of memory outpacing actual experience. We both thought that this was one of our hits from 2012 (ha! not so much)… So we had eagerly awaited a cooler evening during the 2013 Festival when we could get this tasty gem and actually enjoy it. So, on the first cool continue reading 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival – Poland Marketplace – Zapiekanki & Okocim O.K. Beer … I wanted to sample the Schinkennudeln (Pasta Gratin with Ham & Cheese) – Nick didn’t have this as a “must have” on his list… a digression, not to be confused with digestion By the way… Have you heard of the new cookbook that’s all over the blogosphere the last few weeks? It’s “Melt: The Art continue reading 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival – Germany Marketplace – Schinkennudeln & Riesling Kabinett … Artisanal Hand Made Charcuterie and Cheese Board Duck Pastrami, Bison Sausage, and Cow Girl Creamery Cheese with Artisanal Mustard and Craisin® Preserves paired with Iron Horse Estate Pinot Noir David Munksgard & Pam Smith It’s David from Iron Horse Vineyards (to avoid being redundant, here’s continue reading 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival – Culinary Demonstration with Michael Gonsalves from Golden Oak’s Summerhouse … I’ll cut right to the chase… The other Friday night (a week after the big do with a large group wandering around Epcot Food & Wine Festival), Nick and I made our way over to bluezoo to say “hello” to everyone and to enjoy a light dinner sitting in the lounge. I was also really continue reading Simple dinner in bluezoo lounge on a somewhat quiet Friday evening … The day before the meet-up for cocktails in the bluezoo lounge, we went over to nail down Nick’s Boulevardier cocktail. He’s been getting it since back last spring, but there was a lot of variability (that was due to the pursuit of the perfect Boulevardier) and the taste just wasn’t what he wanted. On the continue reading Charcuterie board at bluezoo (and experimenting with Boulevardier formula) … We recently had what I think of as our “big huge group for Food & Wine weekend!” Thankfully, the weekend ended and none were worse for wear… On Monday, the six remaining (Big Al, Judy, Harry, Sandy, Nick and I) went to Raglan Road for lunch. There were a few items on the menu that continue reading Lunch at Raglan Road on a Monday Afternoon … Part of our intent in going over to the Epcot Food & Wine Festival on a Sunday evening was to see Christopher Cross Eat to the Beat Concert – we stopped for adult beverages at Hawaii as we were walking in (most of the beer went into the trash can) and headed up toward Japan continue reading 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival – Florida Local Marketplace – Florida Shrimp Cerviche & Florida Cracker Belgian-style White Ale … |
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